15.04.220 Parking space requirements | Parachute Municipal Code

15.04.220 Parking space requirements.

A. Unless specifically exempted or variations are permitted in accordance with these regulations, all land uses in the Town shall include, at a minimum, the number of vehicle off-street parking spaces specified in Table 4.1.

Table 4.1. Off-Street Parking Spaces
Type of Land Use	Minimum Number of Parking Spaces Required
1. Residential
Single-family detached dwellings	Two (2) spaces per dwelling unit.
One (1) bedroom multiple-unit dwellings	One (1) space per one (1) bedroom dwelling unit.
Two (2) bedroom multiple-unit dwellings	One and one-half (1.5) spaces per two (2) bedroom dwelling unit.
Three (3) bedroom multiple-unit dwellings	Two (2) spaces per three (3) bedroom dwelling unit.
Four (4) or more bedroom multiple-unit dwellings	Three (3) spaces per four (4) or more bedroom dwelling unit.
Group homes or other group living facilities not otherwise listed	One (1) space per four (4) beds.
2. Commercial
General retail business and commercial uses	One (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
Wholesale commercial uses and warehouses	One (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area or one and one-half (1.5) spaces per employee, or as determined by the Town Manager upon a showing of demand by the applicant.
Industrial facilities	One (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area or one and one-tenth (1.1) spaces per employee, whichever results in more parking spaces.
Manufacturing	One (1) space for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area or one and one-tenth (1.1) spaces per employee, whichever results in more parking spaces.
Medical and dental offices	Four (4) spaces per patient room or one (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater.
Motor vehicle sales and service	One (1) space per ten percent (10%) of vehicle outside display area plus one (1) space per four hundred fifty (450) square feet of floor area.
Vehicle service	Four (4) spaces per service bay plus appropriate stacking area.
Banks, savings and loans and finance companies	One (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
Business and professional offices	One (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
Convenience store	One (1) space per one hundred (100) square feet of floor area.
Indoor restaurants, eating and drinking establishments	One (1) space for every one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor area or one (1) space per three (3) seats, whichever results in more parking spaces.
Drive-in or fast food restaurants	Fifteen (15) spaces for every one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area.
Drive-in restaurants without any indoor seating	One (1) space per employee on maximum shift.
Small animal hospitals and clinics	One (1) space for every three hundred (300) square feet of floor area.
Medical laboratories	One (1) space for every four hundred fifty (450) square feet of floor area.
Shopping center	One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area.
3. Commercial Amusement
Bowling alley	Four (4) spaces per alley.
Dance halls and skating rinks	One (1) space for every two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
Athletic fields including baseball diamonds	Twenty (20) spaces per field or one (1) space per four (4) seats, whichever is greater. (Bench capacity is calculated as one (1) seat per twenty inches (20").)
Golf course	Fifty-four (54) spaces per nine (9) holes.
Miniature golf facility	Two (2) spaces per hole.
Membership clubs or lodges	One (1) space per two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
4. Commercial Residential
Hotels, motels, rooming houses, boardinghouses, and tourist homes	One (1) space per unit.
Bed and breakfast	One (1) space per guest room plus two (2) spaces for owner’s portion.
Rooming/boarding house	One (1) space per rooming unit.
5. Educational Facilities
Preschool nurseries or child care centers	One and one-half (1.5) spaces per teacher plus one (1) space per administrative employee.
Kindergarten, elementary and intermediate schools	One (1) space per teacher, plus one (1) space per administrative employee or one (1) space per three (3) seats in the main auditorium, whichever is greater. (Bench capacity is calculated as one (1) space per twenty inches (20").)
High schools, vocational or colleges and universities	One (1) space for each employee, plus one (1) space for every five (5) students.
6. Institutions
Hospitals	One (1) space per two (2) beds plus one (1) space per employee (maximum shift).
Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, small and large group living facilities	One (1) space per four (4) beds plus one (1) space per each employee.
7. Places of Public Assembly
Religious assembly	One (1) space for every three (3) seats in the principal place of assembly. (Bench capacity is calculated as one (1) space per twenty inches (20").)
Theaters, auditoriums or stadiums; meeting rooms	One (1) space for every three (3) seats in the principal place of assembly or one (1) space per one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. (Bench capacity is calculated as one (1) space per twenty inches (20").)
Community center	One (1) space per two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor area or one (1) space for every three (3) seats in auditoriums or other places of assembly, whichever results in more parking spaces. (Bench capacity is calculated as one (1) space per twenty inches (20").)
Library or reading room, museums	One (1) space per four hundred (400) square feet of floor space, plus one (1) space per two (2) employees.

B. When one (1) building or land use is planned to include a combination of different uses, including accessory uses, the minimum parking requirement will be determined by applying the above requirements and standards to each use and structure, resulting in a total parking requirement for the property. The minimum number of parking spaces required shall be the sum of the requirements for each separate use.

C. For specific uses not listed, the Town Manager shall determine the appropriate number of parking spaces required based upon the type of activity, intensity, number of employees and similarity to listed uses. (Ord. 711 §1 (Exh. A), 2017; Amended Ord. 762 §2, 2019)